Dean Michael Lairmore of the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine discussed the bills he’s watching, experts informing the science behind Sacramento policies and the need for veterinarians in natural disasters.

Ag groups and irrigation districts are lobbying utilities to provide earlier warnings for shutoffs and better estimates for how long they last.

Farmers must now invest time and money to get their voice heard in politics, said Gallagher. Otherwise, they can become collateral damage.

Nielsen spoke with Agri-Pulse about the changes he has seen with agricultural issues since he first ran for office more than 40 years ago.

California’s fire and moisture patterns used to be more predictable, but new research indicates that the connection has gradually declined since the early 1900s and has now totally disappeared.